DURHAM, N.C. -- Elizabeth Williams scored 18 points to help No. 4 Duke beat Valparaiso 90-45 on Friday night.
Tricia Liston added 17 points and a career-high 12 rebounds for the Blue Devils (3-0), who blew open the game with a 29-4 run beginning midway through the first half.Haley Peters scored 16 points for Duke. Chelsea Gray and Ka'lia Johnson had 11 points each for the Blue Devils.Duke outscored Valparaiso 54-10 in the lane en route to its 57th consecutive home victory over unranked non-conference opponents.The Blue Devils scored at least 80 points for the third time in as many games, the first time they have done that to open a season since 2005.Tabitha Gerardot scored eight points to lead the Crusaders (2-3), who lost their third game in a row.Valparaiso shot just 29 percent from the floor, including 8 of 30 from 3-point range.